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The Tragically Hip Songs
On The Acoustic
Welcome to The Tragically Hip songs page available for the acoustic player to learn several popular Hip songs. View my acoustic demos below and if you'd like to purchase any full lesson video, that option is here also.
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The Tragically Hip Songs
Chords, Lyrics, Demos, Tutorials
1. Ahead By A Century
Ahead By A Century was the first #1 song in Canada by The Tragically Hip on the Canadian Rock charts and appeared there in 1996.
The song hails from their album Trouble At The Henhouse.
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2. Bobcaygeon
Bobcaygeon was released on 1999, is considered the groups signature song. It's named after a town about 100 miles northeast of Toronto Ont Canada. Gord Downie said the song could really be about any small town. The song was used in The Trailer Park Boys theme song for "The Movie'.
The song reached #3 on the Canadian Singles chart and can be found on their 1999 album Phantom Power.
- Drop D Tuning = No
- Capo = No
- Rhythm = down down up down up down up and repeat
- Picking = a few riffs
- Chords = G, Am7, C, Bm, Em, D
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3. Boots Or Hearts
Boots Or Hearts hails from the 1990 album "Up To Here" and reached #41 on the charts in Canada when it was released as a single.
The song did not chart in the US.
- Drop D Tuning = No
- Capo = No
- Rhythm = down up down up and repeat with some riffs blended
- Picking = Yes
- Chords = G, D, C
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4. Looking For A Place To Happen
Looking For A Place To Happen was a 1992 release from the album "Fully Completely" which spawned six singles, including this song.
The album did well in Canada as expected. This song reached #51 in Canada and did not chart in the US.
- Drop D Tuning = No
- Capo = No
- Rhythm = down down up down down up and repeat there also downstrokes and some shuffle strumming
- Picking = Yes
- Chords = Em, G, D, C, A, F
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5. Thugs
Thugs is from the 1994 album "Day For Night" and peaked at #81 in Canada.
The song did not chart in the US.
- Drop D Tuning = No
- Capo = No
- Rhythm = you can use a steady down up down up with a riff blended in and some downstrokes in places
- Picking = No
- Chords = G, A, C, E
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6. We'll Go Too
We'll Go Too is another song from the "Fully Completely" album but was never released as a single.
- Drop D Tuning = No
- Capo = No
- Rhythm = up up down up down and repeat
- Picking = some riffs blended into the rhythm
- Chords = E, Asus2, B
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